Cairns, B E

Evidence that excitatory amino acid receptors within the temporomandibular joint region are involved in the reflex activation of the jaw muscles. [electronic resource] - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Oct 1998 - 8056-64 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate--pharmacology
6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione--pharmacology
Anesthetics, Local--pharmacology
Animals
Brain Stem--drug effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Electromyography
Evans Blue--pharmacokinetics
Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists--pharmacology
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists--pharmacology
Glutamic Acid--pharmacology
Jaw--innervation
Kainic Acid--pharmacology
Lidocaine--pharmacology
Male
Masseter Muscle--innervation
N-Methylaspartate--pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Receptors, AMPA--physiology
Receptors, Glutamate--physiology
Receptors, Kainic Acid--physiology
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate--physiology
Reflex--drug effects
Temporomandibular Joint--innervation
Trigeminal Nerve--chemistry